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EE DEVELOPED NECK/SHOULDER PAIN AFTER PICKING UPA ROLL OF BELT AND PLACING IT ON THE TOP BELT OFTHE 14-C BELTLINE.
EE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS DRIVING A SPAD NAIL IN THE RIB ONT HE 016 SECTION WHEN IT CAME OUT OF THE RIB AS HE STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS NO.10 TOOTH BREAKING IT IN HALF. T HIS IS TO REPORT MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY.
EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO BLOW MATERIAL OFF OF A PIECE OF METAL WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT WENT UNDER HIS GLASSES INTO HIS ELFT EYE. A SMALL PIECE OF SANDSTONE WAS FLUSHED FROM HIS LEFT EYE. EE WENT TO THE EYE DR. & WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SCRATCHED CORNEA. HE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS, NO DAYS WERE LOST. THIS IS TO REPORT MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY.
FOREMAN WAS LIFTING ON A 30 HP PUMP WHEN HE FELT A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE WENT TO THE DR. ON 9-4-01 & WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MUSCLE STRAIN.
WHILE LOADING CINDER BLOCK INTO THE SCOOP BUCKETAT THE END OF THE TRACK ON THE 012-0 MMU EE FELTA SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WORKED UNTIL8/27; HE RETURNED 8/30 MISSING 3 DAYS WORK.
EE UTILITYMAN WAS INSTALLING A TOP BELT ROLLER OAND RECEIVED A SMALL CUT ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HIS FINGER STARTED SWELLING AND ON 8-13-01 HE WAS DIAGNOISED WITH BLOOD POSITIONING AND STAR TED OFF WORK.
SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS PULLING HIS SHUTTLE CARCABLE ACROSS THE 014 MMU SECTION BELT WHILE IT WAS OFF TO ANCHOR IT IN ANOTHER LOCATION. AS HE CROSSED THE BELT IT SUDDENLY STARTED AND HIS RIGH T ANTERIOR THIGH WAS ABRAIDED BY A TOP ROLLER ASHE GOT OFF THE BELT. HE HAS DEVELOPED AN INFECTION, SAW HIS PHYSICIAN ON 8/27/01 AND STARTED OFFWORK ON THE SAME DATE.
THE ABOVE MINE HAS EXPERIENCED A NON-INJURY, UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ONT HE EAS MINE RAIL HAULAGE TRACK NEAR THE JUNCTION OF 25 RIGHT. THE FALL IS APP. 80 FEET LONG, 6 FEET THICK AND 18 TO 20 FEET WIDE. ROOF MATERIAL IS SLATE AND SANDSTONE.SIXTY INCH FULLY GROUTED AND CRIBS WERE INITIALLY INSTALLED INT HE AFFECTED AREA. THE ROOF FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP AND RESUPPORTED.
THE MINE EXPERIENCED A NON-INJURY, UNINTENTIONALROOF FALL OUTBY THE ACTIVE 14 SECTION ON 14-E PANEL IN #6 ENTRY (NEUTRAL). FALL WAS ~200' LONG, 20' WIDE & 4'-6' THICK. LAMINATED SHALE AND SAND STONE. NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. AREA WAS INITIALLYSUPPORTED WITH 60" FULLY GROUTED RODS WITH STRAPS AND CRIBS.
THE INJURED EE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHILE LIFTING AND TURNING WITH A BAG OF ROCKDUST.
THE ABOVE EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELT. THE EE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK ON 6-30-01, BUT DUE TO VACATION AND HOLIDAYS HE RETURNED ON 7/9/01 WITH 3 LOST WORK DAYS DUE TO HIS INJURY.
THE ABOVE MINE HAS EXPERIENCED A NONINJURY UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN #2 ENTRY(NEUTRAL), OUTBY MMU 013-0 SECTION AT 25 FEET OUTBY SPAD #6257. THE FALL WAS APP. 110 FEET LONG, 19 FEET WIDE AND 5 TO 7 FEET THICK. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 60 INCH FULLY GROUTED RODS, THIN STRAPS AND CRIBS INSTALLED. SOME DAMAGE TO HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE.
THIS MINE HAS EXPERIENCED A NON-INJURY, UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OFF SECTION FOR MMU 014-0 IN #5 NEUTRAL ENTRY AT SS NO. 160 & EXTENDING INBY TO SURVEY SPAD NO. 161 APPROX. 120'. THIS AREA IS O N 14-E PANEL OUTBY THE SECTION. FALL WAS APPROX.120' LONG, 5' TO 6' THICK & 18' TO 20' WIDE. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PASSAGE WAS NOT IMPEDED NOR VENTILATION AFFECTED.
WHILE SUPPORTING MINE ROOF BY INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS, A PIECE OF RIB COAL FELL AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE BACK. (CRACKED RIBS).
THE MENTIONED EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE UNLOADING SUPPLIES. (BAGS OF ROCK DUST). STRAIN
THIS MINE EXPERIENCED A NONINJURY, UNINTENTIONALROOF FALL IN #4 PILLAR, CUT #18 ONE CROSS-CUT INBY SPAD #6098 ON PILLAR LINE FOR MMU 013-0 SECTION. THE ROOF SAGGED AS COAL WAS EXTRACTED AND CA UGHT THE JOY CONTINUOUS MINER. IT IS UNDETERMINED OF ANY DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT IS DONE.
THE EE WAS USING A BELT KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT WRIST.
THE EE JAMMED HIS NECK WHEN A SCOOP HE WAS OPERATING SLIPPED OFF BLOCKING AND BOUNCED HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF OF THE SCOOP CANOPY.
THE ABOVE MINE HAS EXPERIENCED A NON-INJURY UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ON THE MAIN LINE BELT APP 5 CROSS CUTS OUT BY THE #1 BELT TAIL PIECE. THE FALL OCCURRED IN #4 ENTRY (BELT ENTRY). FROM 5 FT TO 6 FT THICK WIDE AND 20 FT LONG. SOME DAMAGE TO BELT STRUCTURE AND WATER LINE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROLL OF BELT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
INITIALLY THE EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED ON 2/16/01. STRAINED HIS SHOULDER WHILE PACKING A PUMP IN OLD WORKINGS. HE WORKED UNTIL 4/24 WHEN LOST TIME BEGAN.
WHILW WALKING TO THE MAN TRIP NEAR THE END OF THE TRACK ON 12 SECTION, THE EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER SOME SUPPLIES AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
WHILE HAULING SUPPLIES ON A SUPPLY CAR, THE CAR WRECKED. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE CAR BACK ONTO THE MINE TRACK, A CHAIN BROKE AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW. (CHIPPED BONE).
THE EE INITIALLY INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER ON 2-5-01. THE EE WORKED AT FULL CAPACITY UNTIL 2-13-01. HIS LOST TIME BEGAN 2-13-01. THE OPERATOR BECAME AWARE OF HIS INJURY ON 2-21-01 WHEN THE INI TAL REPORT WAS COMPLETED FOR THE CO. THE EE WAS HELPING HIS PARTNER ON A ROOF BOLTER. THE INJURED EE WAS HOLDING A BOLTING MACHINE WRENCH AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED & STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
THE EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING AN AUTOMATIC COUPLER, DRAW HEAD.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BEGINNING TO ASSEMBLE ROOF BOLTS TO BE USED WHEN THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR TRAMMED THE MACHINE A SHORT DISTANCE TO RELOCATE AND TRAMMED OVER THE RIGHT FOOT OF THE OTHER BOLTER MAN WHO WAS ASSEMBLING ROOF BOLTS.
THE EE FELL ON AN ICEY SURFACE AND BROKE HIS LEFT ARM.
THE EE WAS ON HIS KNEES SHOVELING WHEN HE LEANED BACK AND STRAINED HIS STOMACH.
THE EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICY WALKWAY ON THE SURFACE AREA AT THE EAST HAULAGE COAL DUMP AREA. (STRAINED BACK)
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF SOAP STONE FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF BETWEEN THE RIB BOLTS TO THE COAL RIB AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK AND PUSHED HIM INTO THE ROOF BOLTER B OOM. (BROKEN SHOULDER BLADE.)
THE ABOVE MINE HAS EXPERIENCE A NON-INJURY, UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ON THE EAST SIDE HAULAGE TRACK ENTRY. THE AREA OF THE FALL WAS APP. 5 XCUTS INBY CHECK POINT 2-A IN THE TRACK ENTRY. THE FAL L WAS APP. 4-6' THICK, 20' WIDE, AND APPROX 20' (INTERSECTION) NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AT THIS TIME. ROOF MATERIAL-SLATE AND SANDSTONE.